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Which smart-glasses category suits everyday prompts?

Short visible prompts usually need a readable display and simple controls. Spoken prompts need audio. Neither task inherently requires an application to map the room or place virtual objects on surfaces.

Keep the interaction small enough to finish

Our preference for everyday cues is to show what helps the next action and make dismissal easy. A reminder that needs several screens of explanation has probably outgrown the glance. More capable hardware can still be useful, but the application should not demand a complex interaction merely because it can.

"Your next meeting is in room 4" is a self-contained cue. "Review the entire presentation" is a reading task better handled on a larger surface. E1O's camera-free display direction is built around that distinction: useful context within reach, with the phone available when the task needs more space.

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